outfit
pronunciation
How to pronounce outfit in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtfɪt]
How to pronounce outfit in American English:
US [ˈaʊtfɪt]
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- Noun:
- any cohesive unit such as a military company
- a set of clothing (with accessories)
- gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
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- Verb:
- provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose
Word Origin
- outfit
- outfit: see fit
- outfit (v.)
- 1840, from outfit (n.). Related: Outfitted; outfitting; outfitter.
- outfit (n.)
- 1769, "act of fitting out (a ship, etc.) for an expedition," from out + fit (v.). Sense of "articles and equipment required for an expedition" first attested 1787, American English; meaning "a person's clothes" is first recorded 1852; sense of "group of people" is from 1883.
Example
- 1. Why would israel contemplate co-operating with such an outfit ?
- 2. More likely , a home-grown outfit was to blame .
- 3. That can only happen in an outfit that has lost any sense of right and wrong .
- 4. Shintaro ishihara , the admittedly mouth-frothing tokyo governor , compared china to a crime outfit expanding its turf .
- 5. The outfit later issued a sheepish apology and promised an " internal investigation " .